A Message from the Founders

Hi everyone, and welcome to SCOA! My name is Ryan Jordan, and I am the CEO and a co-founder of SCOA. Africa is a continent with a fascinating history, incredible opportunities for growth, and amazing people. At Harvard, and through conversations with fellow students across many top educational institutions, we realized that there was no institution dedicated to bridging the divide between the African professional world and the students studying at leading universities in the US and UK. While in Nigeria I had the chance to meet with a variety of stakeholders who encouraged me to take the plunge and make SCOA into a reality, and it is because of them that SCOA has become a living entity today. I am immensely excited and honored to begin working with students to introduce them to Africa, and to continue working with a variety of stakeholders to shape SCOA into a nonprofit that offers immense value to not only students interested in Africa, but also to our African partners themselves.

Thank you, and I am thrilled to welcome you to SCOA.

Ryan M. Jordan

CEO & Co-Founder of SCOA

Meet the Team

Our Mission

At SCOA, we strive to bring together people who are interested in global business, good governance, and entrepreneurship. With Africa set to become the world's largest labor pool by 2050, and with immense room for increasing digital and capital penetration into Africa, the rest of the world cannot afford to write off Africa. We believe that it is important to build connections between the West and Africa now, in order to educate both sides about the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the other. Ultimately, we hope that every student or partner that is involved in SCOA will go on to be a model representative and voice for stronger ties between these two regions, and that each has the opportunity to build a transcontinental network that they can rely on in the future.

Student Consultants & Operators for Africa

Our Chapters

Our team is made up of dedicated students who are passionate about business, consulting, and of course, Africa. SCOA operates through a set of university-affiliated organizations based at top schools across the US and UK.

Our History

Our Chapters

SCOA was founded in 2024 by a group of students from various top US and UK universities who felt that Africa offered an enormous opportunity to both learn about business on the continent, but also help to connect with African businesses and institutions in a two-way learning exchange.

Our Partners

Our Chapters

Our Partners

SCOA connects with a variety of stakeholders across Africa, including international companies with ties to Africa and institutions in the Caribbean. Our partners work with us to identify what areas we target in order to offer the best learning experience and have greatest impact on the continent.

What does the future of SCOA look like?

SCOA - Supporting Education

SCOA is committed to cultivating the best opportunities and partnerships across Africa, and we aim to continue expanding our conversations with stakeholders across Africa.

We are currently working and engaged in communication with our partners in: Nigeria, Ghana, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cameroon, South Sudan, Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa. Over the coming months and years we aim to establish relationships and student opportunities with the remainder of the continent.

In our first year, we aim to connect 200 students across 10 universities to 10-15 African businesses, institutions, and stakeholders. By 2029 we aim to connect 2000 students across 50 universities to 100 African stakeholders.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is SCOA?

SCOA is a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating consulting and operator opportunities, as well as learning experiences, for students at top US and UK schools in partnership with leaders in teh African public, private, and social impact sectors. In conjunction with out university chapters, we aim to create avenues through which out African partners can engage with the West and leverage the expertise, insight, and networks existing in the US and UK.

How can I get involved with SCOA?

There are many ways to get involved with SCOA, such as volunteering, making a donation, or attending one of our events. You can get involved with a chapter at your university, or you can reach out to us about setting up a new chapter. If you are a potential partner, please reach out: we would love to have an initial exploratory conversation.

What does SCOA offer?

SCOA offers educational and work experience. We work to partner with elite and world-class institutions that have operations and opportunities in Africa while also allowing students to work directly with African stakeholders. The core of our mission is learning: SCOA does not seek to create or offer full-time job opportunities, but to develop an avenue through which students can learn more about Africa, get connected to opportunities on the continent, and cultivate an African network that they can remain engaged with as they enter their own careers. It is through this engagement that the next generations of leaders in the US, UK, and Africa will have ready friends and allies in mind well into the future.

A Message from the Founders

Our Mission

Foundational Document

Student Consultants & Operators for Africa

Our Chapters

Our Chapters

Our Chapters

Our History

Our Chapters

Our Chapters

Our Partners

Our Chapters

Our Partners

What does the future of SCOA look like?

SCOA - Supporting Education

Frequently Asked Questions

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